El Bailador

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El Bailador
The definition of passion!
Character Information
First Appearance	Dunes (Mountaintop)
Relationships	Decibat (former neighbor)
Leitmotif	DANZA
Battle Information
HP	300 (Neutral/Pacifist) 500 (Genocide)
AT	9
DF	7 (Neutral/Pacifist) 8 (Genocide)
EXP On Kill	80
GOLD On Win	0 50 (Spared in Genocide or killed in any route)
ACTs	Check, Twirl, Smile, Stare Check, Stare (Genocide)

El Bailador is one of the minibosses of the Dunes, encountered at the top of the mountain in which the East Mines are located. His battle introduces a new SOUL mode, first revealed in a trailer in December 2019.

He was originally designed by NoteBlock, with battle programming done by MysteryRacer, modifications by Deadkat, and the Genocide Route battle programming by Spasco.

Profile

Appearance

El Bailador is a muscular, humanoid monster standing at twice Clover's height. He has red skin with yellow triangular markings running across his collarbone. He has white eyes, a blond feathery mohawk, broad shoulders, and well-defined abs. His mouth is triangular in shape, but forms a 'W' shape when smiling.

He wears a costume reminiscent of a luchador (Mexican wrestler), consisting of long yellow gloves, dark red trunks fastened by a gold belt with a rhombus-shaped buckle, and gold knee-length leg armor. His long orange cape with yellow trimming has a lining colored in three vertical strips from left to right: blue, green and red, the reverse order of the dance mat he presents during the battle. His face appears to be covered by an orange luchador mask with orange eyepieces resembling long lashes. This apparent mask does not seem to cover his mouth, as it visibly moves when he speaks.

Personality

El Bailador greatly enjoys dancing and longs to share his passion with others. He despises solitude and quietness, and uses dance to distract himself from the dire situation of being trapped below the surface. He also wants to cheer the other monsters up and bring joy to the Underground.

When facing Clover on the Genocide Route, he gets very upset about Clover not sharing his appreciation for dance, and apologizes for being an inconvenience. If spared, he leaves in a socially awkward way. He does not understand quiet monsters, such as Decibat.

Main Story

History

At some point before the events of Undertale Yellow, El Bailador and Decibat used to live together on the top floor of the UG Apartments. The Sentinels of Silence occupied one side of the hall, and The Sentinels of Sound occupied the other. They fought over the volume levels for weeks, until they were all kicked out.

Neutral/Pacifist Route

After exiting the East Mines and climbing to the top of the mountain, El Bailador ambushes Clover and challenges them to a dance-off. This triggers a unique battle in which the SOUL has to hit notes falling in a certain rhythm. If he is spared, he realizes that Clover may not enjoy dance as much as he does, and bids them farewell as he jumps down the mountain the same way he entered. If he is killed, he says he did not even realize Clover was fighting him before he dies.

El Bailador owns a dance club called Club Danza (sharing the name with his battle theme) in the southern part of Hotland. If spared, he puts Clover on the guest list of the club. Clover arrives to the club during "crab hour," when the club is particularly crowded with various species of Frostermit, who are presented as El Bailador's understudies. He invites Clover to dance once again, but remembers that they aren't keen on dancing and tells them his history with Decibat and the other Sentinels of Silence instead.

If El Bailador is killed, the NPC at the entrance tells Clover that the club is closed, and that El Bailador isn't answering his phone. He appears during Flowey's boss fight, attacking Clover with a Genocide Route variant of his regular attacks.

Genocide Route

During his battle, El Bailador eventually realizes that Clover is uninterested, gets sad and apologizes for the inconvenience, which results in Clover killing him and continuing their journey. Like with all minibosses on the Genocide Route, if the kill count for the Dunes is exhausted before entering the room with El Bailador, he does not appear and his fight is skipped entirely.

In Battle

Attacks

El Bailador uses a unique form of attacking where the bullet board is split into three lanes that the player can move into and back by holding down the movement keys. Red, green, and blue bars will come down from the top of the left, middle, and right lanes respectively. As the battle progresses, they will start to come down faster and faster. The player needs to press Z when the bars reach an outlined spot right above their area. If the player misses a bar or presses Z at the wrong time, they will take damage.

In the Genocide Route version of his battle, if the encounters weren't already exhausted, Clover can just move around the bars like normal, and they'll fall down after touching the spots.

Strategy

Much like the previous bosses, Clover can spare El Bailador by dodging for twelve turns. However, due to the syncopation of the notes, it is suggested to turn off the volume entirely and simply concentrate on the bars themselves. This may make it harder for some due to the lack of rhythm for some.

Turning Auto-Rhythm on in settings will allow the player to automatically hit the notes.

Flavor Text

• The definition of passion! [Check]
• Another roadblock. [Check, Genocide]
• It's time to dance! [Encounter]
• Another roadblock. [Encounter, Genocide]
• El Bailador glides around the dancefloor with ease. [Neutral]
• El Bailador strikes a motivating pose! [Neutral]
• Smells like disco. [Neutral]
• El Bailador flexes his huge muscles! [Neutral]
• All the flashing lights make you dizzy. [Neutral]
• El Bailador throws sand in the air like confetti. [Neutral]
• The sounds of a thousand trumpets echo around you. [Neutral]
• You feel the rhythm in your soul! [Neutral]
• The enemy seems puzzled. [Neutral, Genocide]
• You're getting annoyed by the music. [Neutral, Genocide]
• Get this over with. [Neutral, Genocide]
• The enemy glances around awkwardly. [Neutral, Genocide]
• ... [Neutral, Genocide]
• You clumsily spin around. El Bailador appreciates the effort. [Twirl]
• You begin to enjoy yourself and let out a grin. El Bailador smiles back. [Smile]
• You stop dancing and look at El Bailador. This upsets him. [Stare]
• You stare at the enemy with irritation. He tries to act like he doesn't notice. [Stare, Genocide]

Quotes

Pre-Battle (Neutral)

• ...
• Halt!
• I, El Bailador, have tasked myself with confrontation!
• The air is much too quiet! Much too dreary!
• You make no noise when you move!
• You lack RHYTHM! FEELING! FERVOR!
• If I did not know any better, I might have mistaken you for a Sentinel of Silence!
• No no... this will not do!
• You must prove to me that you have what it takes!
• What it takes to live a life of richness!
• I challenge you... to DANCE!
• To truly find oneself, they must ignite a passion within!
• Let us duel!

Pre-Battle (Genocide)

• Halt!
• I, El Bailador, have tasked myself with confrontation!
• The air is much too quiet! Much too dreary!
• You make no noise when you move!
• And your eyes - they tell a woeful tale!
• No no... this will not do!
• We must liven up this dismal atmosphere!
• It is time... to DANCE!

Battle (Neutral Route)

• [Turn 1]
  • I want to see your spirit of fire!
  • One and two and-
• [Turn 2]
  • Ah, that was much too simple!
  • Let us try this!
• [Turn 3]
  • Heating up!
• [Turn 4]
  • The passion! IT GROWS!
• [Turn 5]
  • Aha! Yes!
  • This is what I live for!
• [Turn 6]
  • A life without dance is empty, I say!
• [Turn 7]
  • Others say that dance can also take life away!
  • I do not see what they mean!
• [Turn 8]
  • A world of solitude and silence? That is not for me!
  • The Underground is much too depressing, you see!
• [Turn 9]
  • We are trapped within a barrier with no hope for freedom!
  • A sad, sad situation!
  • But it is not sad for I!
• [Turn 10]
  • We must make do with what we have!
  • Find time for activities that make us happy!
  • I am outgoing because happiness is not a quiet virtue!
  • I often encourage monsters in hope that it is contagious!
• [Turn 11]
  • Even if monsterkind is cursed to this grim state, we must stick out to the end!
  • All the way up to the FINALE!
  • ... [Mid-Turn]
• [Turn 12+, Unused]
  • Error: Variable Out Of Range

Battle (Genocide Route)

• [Turn 3]
  • Come on, dance with me!
• [Turn 4]
  • I am only trying to teach!
  • Follow my lead!
• [Turn 5]
  • Ha ha!
  • This is fun, right?
• [Turn 6]
  • Ha...
• [Turn 7]
  • Ha......
• [Turn 8]
  • .........
  • ...
  • I am sorry for inconveniencing you.
  • I was only trying to bring joy.
  • But...
  • Your attitude towards the art of dance is clear.
  • ...
• [Turn 9+]
  • ...

Post-Battle (Spared, Neutral)

• Huff... huff...
• You have proven your passion, little one!
• I apologize if the dance was strenuous on your health!
• Sometimes having fun means a few doctor's visits!
• However, it seems that you do not love dance as much as I.
• Perhaps you find happiness through other means?
• I have never considered that for quiet monsters such as you.
• Ah, well at least I hope that your day has been brightened!
• I wish you a fulfilling journey!
• Farewell!

Post-Battle (Spared, Aborted Genocide)

• ...
• Ahem.
• This is rather awkward...
• ...
• I am inclined to make my exit.
• Farewell.

Post-Battle (Killed, Neutral Only)

• Huff... huff...
• Oh...
• I truly did not notice you were fighting me until this moment.
• Perhaps... I upset you?
• I deeply apologize if so...
• ...
• I am beaten up pretty badly, huh?
• Well...
• I suppose it is my time to go.
• This is quite sudden, but...
• At least I was able to dance for the world one last time.
• I did have fun...
• The power of dance is a wonderful thing...

Game Over Quotes

• Come on, buddy! Surely you can dance better than THAT!
• Do you have good rhythm? 'Cause it kinda seems like you need it.
• Talk about over the top... Let's show this showoff who's boss!

Trivia

• El Bailador's name appears to be a portmanteau of "bailar", meaning to dance, and "luchador." "Bailador" is also the colloquial term for dancer in Spanish, directly translating as "someone who dances".
• There is a bug in which the game marks El Bailador's battle as skipped when the room where he is fought is entered after exhausting the Dunes's kill counter, even if he was previously killed. This means that it is possible to meet El Bailador in Hotland after killing him on a Genocide Route, by exhausting the Dunes's kill counter, going back to his room and then aborting the route. This also prevents El Bailador from appearing in Flowey's boss fight as a distorted version of himself.